The 5 Signs You Need to Fire your Helper

The 5 Signs You Need to Fire your Helper

Inefficient work, violated house rules, and negligence of the children—these are just some of the few things we would like to correct about our helper. Are we in dilemma of firing our helper or keeping her for more training? What are the concrete signs which mean the employer needs to let go of her helper?

Having a trustworthy helper who performs all her duties well is a true blessing! However, not all Singaporean employers get the right helper. Eden Grace Maids Agency is here again to help employers find out what should be and shouldn’t be tolerated when it comes to their Indonesian maid or Filipino maid‘s behavior.

Signs that the employer needs to fire her helper:

1) Your child seems to be anxious and afraid of the nanny.
It is just natural for a child to be a little bit anxious about her nanny during the initial months of the adjustment period. However, having your Filipino helper or Indonesian helper for a year or more while your child is growing more uncomfortable with her is a different story.

Take time to observe if the kids are being the following: – Constantly tired and hungry – Unkempt and messy – Has little injuries or wounds due to accidents – Anxious around the helper

Your child should be the Filipino helper’s or Indo helper’s primary concern. So, when the helper failed to accomplish the basics of childcare like grooming the child and making sure he is well-fed, then the employer should probably think twice about keeping her helper. This is especially true if the employer hired her for childcare in the first place. In worst scenarios, the child could be afraid of her because of abuse.

2) The helper violates the house rules despite warnings.
At the end of the day, only employers have the final say about what should and shouldn’t be done inside their own house.

If bringing a stranger at home is a violation of the house rules and the helper continued to let strangers pass the doorstep without the employer’s knowledge, then it’s time to bid goodbye to your Filipino maid or Indonesian maid. To avoid misunderstandings, helpers should have a copy of the house rules at the beginning of their contract.

3) She doesn’t like accepting feedbacks.
There’s a fine line between yelling at the helper and giving her constructive criticisms. If so far, an employer is giving the Filipino maid or Indonesian maid some feedbacks in order to improve her performance, then the helper should be humble enough to accept it. In fact, the Filipino helper or Indonesian helper should write down the employer’s feedbacks so they won’t have to repeat the same mistakes.

4) She uses “accidents” as the same old excuse.
The pan “accidentally” burned, your toddler “accidentally” fell off the crib, the porcelain “accidentally” slid off the table, and many more accidents. Are those really accidents or the results of negligence? Generally, helpers learn how to be cautious after committing the mistake once, so if the Filipino helper or Indo helper keeps falling into an accident, then it’s better to say goodbye to her now to avoid more accidents in the future.

5) You have caught her red-handed.
There are things that don’t need excuses anymore like stealing and abusing the child or your loved one. As long as employers have concrete and genuine evidence against the helper, MOM will take appropriate action once the incident is reported.

If the helper is convicted, one of the consequences will be barring them to work in Singapore again.

We hope you found the right helper for your family!

Eden Grace Maids Agency aims to bring useful tips in every situation. The agency is our helping hand not only through maid services but also through giving us necessary information that can remedy our household problems.